Checkatrade?

[kb76]

On another subject here but do any of you boys use checkatrade to promote your business? I never have and all my work prior to me moving from London to Devon where i'am now was generally through word of mouth and my old website via Google. I had a meeting with them last week, checked out all my docs, gas safe, insurance and ID etc but have still not decided. It's pricey at over £700 for the year! I'm interested to know if it works well for you fellow boiler men out there?
Thanks
Kevin

 

[Rickster123]

It works very well for several forum members. Use the search function on the forum to see previous threads.

 

[lame plumber]

like any form of advertising it brings in a few customers, your Devon locals wont use it, but if your in a 2nd home area, all those trooping down at weekends to their holiday home do qs they dont know the local tradesmen. It takes a while to get going and build up a decent set of reports, and remember checkatrade themselves dont say they are an advertising media, just a means of winning quotes and giving you an edge over other tradesmen

 

[kb76]

Funny you should say that, if I put a search in no one comes up for 20-25 miles so I'm thinking is that good or bad? Good maybe because if locals are looking and no one comes up other than me then I'm in! Or bad because nobody uses Checkatrade locally and could be wasting my money?

 

[lame plumber]

where is your area out of interest?

 

[walterwhite]

I'm in West Sussex and have been with checkatrade for 3 years now. Works very well for me but it did take 6 months before it really started to get going.

 

[kb76]

Just south of Exeter. I've heard it does take a little while to start working for most but won't really know unless I bite the bullet and cough up!

 

[hammers4spanner]

Joined a month ago and as yet not one phone call , however willing to give it time and see what it brings in .

 

[SimonG]

Slow to get going, but steady away after about 6 or 7 months.

 

[mikeyc]

Have just set up my meeting to enquire joining. I'm going to give it a try and see what happens.

Roughly £750 for the year, so all it needs is a few decent jobs to come in to cover it.

Will update how many calls/jobs I get.